RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 13 Senators 5 WP: Robbie Aviles (6-3) LP: Greg Ross (4-3) Save: none SummaryAkron's Francisco Mejía slugged a homer and a pair of doubles, and Bobby Bradley homered and drove in four RBI, as the RubberDucks cruised to an 13-5 win over the Harrisburg Senators Monday night at
RubberDucks Game Recap
RubberDucks 13 Senators 5
WP: Robbie Aviles (6-3) LP: Greg Ross (4-3) Save: none
Summary
Akron's Francisco Mejía slugged a homer and a pair of doubles, and Bobby Bradley homered and drove in four RBI, as the RubberDucks cruised to an 13-5 win over the Harrisburg Senators Monday night at Canal Park.
Turning Point
Bradley socked a two-run homer in the third inning off Senators starter Greg Ross (4-3). It came after Mejia led off the inning with a double and gave the Ducks a 6-5 lead. It was Bradley's 21st of the year and gave him four RBI on the night and 80 on the season.
Winging It
Ducks starter Matt Esparza labored through four innings, so he did not qualify for a win despite leaving with a 9-5 lead. Robbie Aviles (6-3) emerged with the win after coming in for Esparza and firing two scoreless innings. Right-handers Mitch Brown (2.0 IP) and Cameron Hill (1.0) also tossed scoreless relief.
Duck Tales
After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, the Ducks responded immediately with four runs in the bottom of the first. Bradley smacked a two-run double, Yu Chang followed with a RBI double, and Mike Papi added a run-scoring single. After grabbing the lead on Bradley's homer in the third inning, Akron blew it open with three more in the fourth and one in the fifth. Mejia slugged his 13th homer of the year with a solo shot in the sixth. He finished 3-4 on the night. Todd Hankins collected two hits and two RBI. Joe Sever also had two RBI on a single and sacrifice fly. Tyler Krieger collected a pair of hits, including a double.
Notebook
Harrisburg pitching issued three bases-loaded walks…Nationals top prospect, Victor Robles, led off the game with an inside-the-park-homer…14 games now remain in the regular season…Bowie lost, 5-0, at home against Reading, while Altoona shut out Hartford on the road, 2-0…Thus, those two teams are tied for first in the EL West, three games ahead of the RubberDucks (63-63)…Time of game: 3:16 … Attendance: 4,076.
On Deck
The RubberDucks and Senators (54-72) will meet again on Tuesday night 7:05. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.
